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Wesleyan Loses To Curry

Curry College (24-13) scored four runs in the eighth inning on its way to a 4-0 shutout of Wesleyan (28-10) in the NCAA Regional Tournament at Whitehouse Field in Harwich, Mass., Wednesday night. Winning pitcher was David Griffin (7-1); Wesleyan's Nick Cooney (8-2) took the loss.

Mitchell Loses To Salisbury

The Mitchell College baseball team had no answer for nationally ranked Salisbury University in the opening game of the 2015 NCAA Mid-Atlantic Regional, falling 11-1 on Wednesday morning at Santander Stadium in York, Pa. The fourth-seeded Sea Gulls (30-4-1), ranked No. 5 in the country in the latest ABCA and D3baseball.com Polls, rode an eight-inning effort from starting pitcher Brett Collacchi to power past the fifth-seeded Mariners (32-6 overall). Collacchi struck out 10 and allowed just one unearned run to improve to 6-2 on the season. Mitchell must win Thursday in the double-elimination format. ... Freshman designated hitter Erik Ostberg led the University of Hartford baseball team with three RBI as the Hawks shut out Bryant 9-0 in its final regular season midweek game.

Wesleyan Dominates Awards

Wesleyan dominated the NESCAC baseball awards, placing three players on the first team and winning two major awards. Sam Elias was named Pitcher of the Year, and Mark Woodworth was selected as Coach of the Year for the third straight season in voting by conference coaches. Amherst junior Mike Odenwaelder of Goshen was named Player of the Year. Elias (Norwood, N.J.) was 7-1 with four saves and a 1.53 ERA in 70.2 innings during the regular season. Wesleyan senior first baseman Sam Goodwin-Boyd (Florence, Mass.) made the first team for the second consecutive season. He drove in a team-leading 34 RBI. Junior shortstop Guy Davidson (New York) also made the first team after hitting .321 in the regular season. Wesleyan finished the regular season 28-9 and won the NESCAC tournament title to reach the NCAA Regionals. Pitcher Henry Van Zant of Bowdoin (Westport) made the first team. Trinity first-year outfielder Brendan Pierce made the second team after hitting .402, second in the conference.

Rock Cats Roll

The Rock Cats (25-7) scored seven runs in the first inning on their way to a 10-6 victory on the road against the New Hampshire Fisher Cats. Tyler Massey opened the game with a single, David Dahl tripled him home and scored on a Tom Murphy single for a 2-0 lead. Pat Valaika and Juan Ciriaco later had RBI singles, and the inning was capped by a three-run home run by Jan Vazquez, who had four RBI in the game. Dahl also had a solo home run. New Britain was 6-for-9 with runners in scoring position.

Local Announcements

Middle school coaches sought: Northwestern Regional #7 Middle School is looking for coaches for the following sports: girls volleyball, girls soccer, boys soccer and baseball. Contact Fred Williams at fwilliams@nwr7.org. Those interested must have first aid, CPR, concussion classes and a coaching permit.

West Haven seeks football coach: The West Haven Public School District is seeking applicants for a varsity football coach of West Haven High School. Apply by May 20 at 3 p.m. at wh.munisselfservice.com. Must use the online application and attach a resume and copies of appropriate certifications.